Exam 3 (Final) Flashcards
Language artfully arranged to express concentrated, imaginative awareness
Poetry
Same structure, same meaning (Psalm 1:1)
Synonymous parallelism
Opposite structure, opposite meaning (Psalm 1:6)
Antithetic parallelism
Different structure, same meaning (Psalm 102:18)
Synthetic parallelism
A poem on God’s glorious character and wondrous deeds
Hymn of praise
A poetical prayer for God’s help in time of distress
Song of lament
A grateful response for a specific act of deliverance, such as healing from a disease or rescue from an enemy
Song of thanksgiving
These songs celebrated some life event in the life of Israel’s king
Royal psalm
These songs are marked by pervasive (blank) themes and (blank) vocabulary, sometimes resemble sayings from Proverbs
Wisdom psalm
Praises the instruction given by God in the (blank) of Moses
Torah psalm
The art of steering through life
Wisdom
Survival skills, technical skills, administrative/judicial skills, social and relational skills
“Main floor” of wisdom
The divinely created order– wisdom is God-given
“Basement” of wisdom
We will die
Mortality
We will be judged by God
Morality
The branch of theology defending the truth and power of Christianity
Apologetics
Attack #1: Miracles can’t happen
God exists, therefore, miracles are possible
Attack #2: The Bible is riddled with errors
Read the Bible in light of the purpose of each composition
Attack #3: The God of the OT is mean and nasty
There are many Psalms praising God for his forgiveness, goodness and love
Who were the main empires involved in the Syro-Ephraimite War?
Syria, Israel, Judah, Assyria
Sennacherib’s invasion
Tyrannical Assyria dominates the ancient near east from 740s to 620s BC